'L.A. Confidential' (1997)

Warner Bros.

Played by: Kim Basinger Tricks: This film noir tale of police corruption in 1950s Hollywood sees Basinger as Lynn Bracken, a Veronica Lake-esque call girl with ties to the Nite Owl killings case. Another one the Academy liked - it earned Basinger her only Oscar.

Played by: Kim Basinger Tricks: This film noir tale of police corruption in 1950s Hollywood sees Basinger as Lynn Bracken, a Veronica Lake-esque call girl with ties to the Nite Owl killings case. Another one the Academy liked - it earned Basinger her only Oscar.